Start Spreadin' the News, I'm Leaving Today

Congratulations to Mr. Tim Henderson for correctly naming "The Sound of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel as the Thursday Song of the Day.

After just finishing up The Brethren by Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong, I really enjoyed the book and the insight it provided into one of America's most venerable institutions but I am left with some questions. In the vein of most of Woodward's investigative work, sources are granted anonymity in exchange for their valuable information. In The Brethren, the vital sources for information on the inner workings of the Court are those who serve as clerks for the Justices.

• Are the negative portrayals of Warren Burger in the book an accurate representation of the former Chief Justice or are they simple the opinions of clerks whose ideological opinions differ from Burger's?

• For anyone who was alive while he was on the Court, was William Douglas really as outspoken and iconoclastic as he is depicted to be?

• Is Byron R. White, who served as an Associate Justice on the Court and was once the NFL Rookie of the Year, the greatest combination of intellect and athletic ability that our country has ever seen?